Five-time Australian Open winner Karrie Webb is aiming for another title when she competes against 150 of the world's best female golfers in Adelaide.

The Australian Women's Open tees off at the Grange Golf Club on Thursday and Webb will be up against some tough competition.

After several days practising on the Adelaide course, the golf legend knows taking home the prestigious cup for the sixth time will not be easy.

"Winning the Australian Open anytime is an honour," she said.

"I've won on several courses and several good courses around Australia so it would be nice to have a shot at winning here this week.

"I think the greens are really quite challenging where they could put some of the pins and some of the holes will have cross breezes so there's not a lot of green space there to be too far off so any one that's hitting there irons well this week will have a good chance."

Webb is hoping local support will encourage her to play great golf.

"I do enjoy coming home and playing in front of the home crowd and enjoying the support that I do get when I come home," she said.

It is the first time Webb has played in Adelaide since she was a teenager, as the event has not been held in South Australia since 1994.

Eyes set on Rio Olympics

Like many of the competitors at the Women's Australian Open, Webb is hoping her performance will help her secure a spot in the Australian Olympic team.

The Rio Olympics will be the first games where golf has featured since 1904, and it is creating much hype and excitement in the sport.

"Since golf was announced in the 2016 Olympics it's definitely been a focus of mine and I think it's what's kept me out here playing full time," Webb said.

"It's important to make the team for me but obviously if something were to happen and I didn't, it's not going to tarnish what I've already achieved.

"I don't know what the future holds for me as far as full time playing, I'm concentrating this year on a full schedule and hopefully making the Olympic team and just reassessing where things are at the end of the year."

Even if she does not place at the Olympics, Webb believes inclusion in the Olympics will positively promote the sport around the world.

"I think it'll also be good for our sport around the world if someone that was one-hundredth in the world won a medal because then the smaller countries will realise that they can put money into golf and they don't have to have the best athletes in the world just someone that's a top 100 and they have a chance to win a medal at the Olympics," she said.

Young stars on par with seasoned champions

Minjee Lee and Su Oh are two of the young Australian players vying for the prestigious title.

The golf ball doesn't know how old you are, it's just about getting it in the hole.

Karrie Webb

Less than 18 months after turning professional, 19-year-old Lee is the current number one female Australian golfer and is ranked number 18 on the LPGA world rankings.

"I've seen Minjee [Lee] and Su Oh ... through their teenage years grow as golfers and competitors and it's fun to see them on the world stage now and doing well," Webb said.

While long-time player Webb does not let age differences deter her on the green, she is positive about the sport's future in Australia with the number of good up and coming players.

"The golf ball doesn't know how old you are, it's just about getting it in the hole," she said.